Why aren’t there these epic roles for women, for whatever age you are?
FLORENCE PUGHI think it’s so interesting which ways your career can go. I would have been a completely different actor doing a completely different story, and I would have missed ‘Lady Macbeth.’
More Florence Pugh Quotes
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As beautiful as cinema is, it’s a massive part of the problem of why we look at ourselves in the way we do.
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In ‘Fighting With My Family,’ there’s a scene where I have to wrestle; I have to do the famous fight between Paige and AJ Lee.
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I am learning on every job I do. There is something new every time.
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Every time ‘Lady Macbeth’ and everyone involved in the film gets nominated, it’s amazing.
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Everybody’s story of getting into the industry is just as difficult as the next person. Whether you come from money or no money, it’s not easy… you have to offer yourself; you can’t expect someone to get you.
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That, for me, actually is the most important thing about doing a period film is trying to make these people as lovable as they are back then.
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The biggest thing about ‘Lady Macbeth’ is the fact that people are so surprised that this woman is so amazing, and really, it shouldn’t be so amazing that this incredible character is on our screens.
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I know that my way of tackling a character is very different.
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I think you’re always attracted by characters that are a little bit like you, or at least the worst parts of you that you can finally accept and say, ‘All right, at least I know that now!’
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I’ve tried not to get too bogged down by what people want you to be.
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Sometimes in the real world, there is fire between people.
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When you’re given a platform, and you’re allowed to perform, and someone’s there to heighten you as opposed to dampen you, that’s a nice feeling.
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I’ve been told to be skinny before – it’s already happened, but it’s up to you to either listen or say no. I’m not listening.
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Lady Macbeth’ is a great opportunity for me to prove that maybe the outcome of ‘The Falling’ was not necessarily a fluke.
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Wearing a corset is extremely uncomfortable.
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